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BPC College, Piravom 2017-18 Page 1
Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR)
2017 -18
Baselios Poulose II Catholicos College,
Piravom- 686 664
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION COUNCIL
An Autonomous Institution of the University Grants Commission
P. O. Box. No. 1075, Opp: NLSIU, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore - 560 072 India
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The Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) of the IQAC
Part – A
AQAR for the year (for example 2013-14)
1. Details of the Institution
1.1 Name of the Institution
1.2 Address Line 1
Address Line 2
City/Town
State
Pin Code
Institution e-mail address
Contact Nos.
Name of the Head of the Institution:
Tel. No. with STD Code:
Mobile:
0485-2243474, 2243424
Baselios Poulose II Catholicos College,
(BPC College), Piravom.
Baselios Mount
Mulakkulam North
Piravom
Kerala
686664
Dr. Tiji Zachariah, Principal
9495383403
0485-2265400
2017-18
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Name of the IQAC Co-ordinator:
Mobile:
IQAC e-mail address:
1.3 NAAC Track ID(For ex. MHCOGN 18879)
OR
1.4 NAAC Executive Committee No. &Date:
(For Example EC/32/A&A/143 dated 3-5-2004.
This EC no.is available in the right corner-bottom
of your institution’s Accreditation Certificate)
1.5 Website address:
Web-link of the AQAR:
1.6 Accreditation Details
Sl. No. Cycle Grade CGPA Year of
Accreditation
Validity
Period
1 1st Cycle A 3.14 2013 5
2 2nd
Cycle
3 3rd
Cycle
4 4th Cycle
1.7 Date of Establishment of IQAC: DD/MM/YYYY
www.bpccollege.ac.in
11/09/2010
www.bpccollege.ac.in/iqac/aqar2017-18.pdf
/
Dr. Jobin Abraham
9847437898
EC/63/A&A/30 dated 23-03-2013
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1.8 Details of the previous year’s AQAR submitted to NAAC after the latest Assessment and
Accreditation by NAAC ((for example AQAR 2010-11submitted to NAAC on 12-10-2011)
i. AQAR 2013-14 submitted to NAAC on 30/03/2016
ii. AQAR 2014-15 submitted to NAAC on 31/03/2016
iii. AQAR 2015-16 submitted to NAAC on 28/03/2017
iv. AQAR 2016-17 submitted to NAAC on 29/12/2017
v.
1.9 Institutional Status
University State Central Deemed Private
Affiliated College Yes No
Constituent College Yes No
Autonomous college of UGC Yes No
Regulatory Agency approved Institution Yes No
(eg. AICTE, BCI, MCI, PCI, NCI)
Type of Institution Co-education Men Women
Urban Rural Tribal
Financial Status Grant-in-aid UGC 2(f) UGC 12B
Grant-in-aid +Self Financing Totally Self-financing
1.10 Type of Faculty/Programme
Arts Science Commerce Law PEI(Phys Edu)
TEI (Edu) Engineering Health Science Management
Others (Specify)
1.11 Name of the Affiliating University (for the Colleges)
Mahatma Gandhi University,
Kottayam, Kerala
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1.12 Special status conferred by Central/ State Government-- UGC/CSIR/DST/DBT/ICMR etc
Autonomy by State/Central Govt. / University
University with Potential for Excellence UGC-CPE
DST Star Scheme UGC-CE UGC- CE
UGC-Special Assistance Programme DST-FIST
UGC-Innovative PG programmes Any other (Specify)
UGC-COP Programmes
2. IQAC Composition and Activities
2.1No. of Teachers
2.2 No. of Administrative/Technical staff
2.3 No. of students
2.4 No. of Management representatives
2.5 No. of Alumni
2. 6 No. of any other stakeholder and
community representatives
2.7 No. of Employers/ Industrialists
2.8 No. of other External Experts
2.9 Total No. of members
2.10 No. of IQAC meetings held
Minority
Status
00
01
01
00
01
01
02
16
22
05
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2.11 No. of meetings with various stakeholders: No. Faculty
Non-Teaching Staff Alumni Others
2.12 Has IQAC received any funding from UGC during the year? Yes No
If yes, mention the amount
2.13 Seminars and Conferences (only quality related)
(i) No. of Seminars/Conferences/ Workshops/Symposia organized by the IQAC
Total Nos. International National State Institution Level
(ii) Themes
2.14 Significant Activities and contributions made by IQAC
College website revamped to suit to the new requirements in dynamic form.
Encouraged teachers to engage in extended academic activities such as journal/book
publications.
Commenced NPTEL Certificate courses and proposed time slot for MOOC.
Took steps for simplifying TC issue process of students.
Organized regular IQAC and sub-committee meetings, where detailed discussion on
curricular and co-curricular aspects were done.
Took initiatives to commence Online Courses and ensured that several staff/ students
enrolled.
Organized academic audit and retreat for introspection and future planning.
Conducted orientation for fresher’s at the time of Degree/PG course commencement.
Strengthened tutorial group system (Mentoring system).
Took active initiative on starting two journals
I. Journal of Science and Technology.
II. Journal of Humanities, Social Science and Management Studies
Organized merit day-2018 for recognising achievers.
Alumni annual meeting held on 26th Dec 2017.
NCC engaged in several extensional activities, which brought home National Award for
NCC Officer, Dr. Sushan P.K.
CHALLENGES AND NEW AVENUES FOR QUALITY SUSTENANCE.
HEALTHY RELATIONS.
04
01
02
01 00
02
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2.15 Plan of Action by IQAC/Outcome
The plan of action chalked out by the IQAC in the beginning of the year towards quality
enhancement and the outcome achieved by the end of the year
Plan of Action Achievements
Student orientation Organized training programs,
Awareness class on Anti-Narcotics etc.
Faculty enrichment
Introduced Online courses
Organized one day academic audit.
Seminar organized.
Mock visits to peer all departments
deliver precise feedbacks.
Initiatives to Promoted Research
Aptitude
Award-instituted for best innovative
student project/ideas.
Incentives for faculty
Fulfilling social responsibilities.
Observed days yoga day( June 21st)
International day against drug abuse
and illicit drug traffic(June 26th) etc.
Go green initiative for minimizing
environmental hazards.
Solar lamp installed at various sites
Plastic restriction in campus
Tree planted.
Promoted the use of Bio-fertilizers.
Aquaponics system installed.
Feedbacks taken from various
stakeholders
Feedback from students, Teachers
Online Feedback collected from
‘SHADOWS’- the Alumni form.
2.16 Whether the AQAR was placed in statutory body Yes No
Management Syndicate Any other body
Provide the details of the action taken
The report was handed over to the Management before forwarding the same to NAAC.
Management team studied the report and few suggestions, towards sustaining the quality,
were provided for further planning and execution in the Institution. After incorporating
such recommendations, the AQAR is finalised for submission.
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Part – B
Criterion – I
1. Curricular Aspects
1.1 Details about Academic Programmes
Level of the
Programme
Number of
existing
Programmes
Number of
programmes added
during the year
Number of
self-financing
programmes
Number of value
added / Career
Oriented
programmes
PhD
PG 2
UG 5
PG Diploma
Advanced Diploma
Diploma
Certificate
Others 1
Total 5 2 1
Interdisciplinary
Innovative
1.2 (i) Flexibility of the Curriculum: CBCS/Core/Elective option / Open options
(ii) Pattern of programmes:
1.3 Feedback from stakeholders*Alumni Parents Employers Students
(Annexure III)
Mode of feedback: Online Manual Co-operating schools (for PEI)
Pattern Number of programmes
Semester 7
Trimester 0
Annual 1
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1.4 Whether there is any revision/update of regulation or syllabi, if yes, mention their salient aspects.
1.5 Any new Department/Centre introduced during the year. If yes, give details.
Being an affiliated institution, the syllabus is set by the Mahatma Gandhi University.
However, as there are eight Members in Board of Studies from the College, the institution has
an active role in the University syllabus revision process. Syllabus for degree courses were
revised in 2017, and majority of members on staff attended the syllabus revision workshops
organized by the university.
Centre for online education for promoting online courses taken up by staff and students.
MOOC centre, NPTEL, SWAYAM etc found a place. Dr. Santhosh P.Kuruvilla is the
coordinator for the centre. This year almost 130 numbers of staff and students enrolled.
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Criterion – II
2. Teaching, Learning and Evaluation
2.1 Total No. of
permanent faculty
2.2 No. of permanent faculty with Ph.D.
2.3 No. of Faculty Positions
Recruited (R) and
Vacant(V) during the year
2.4 No. of Guest and Visiting faculty and Temporary faculty
2.5 Faculty participation in conferences and symposia:
No. of Faculty International level National level State level
Attended
Seminars/
Workshops
1 9 8
Presented papers 3 3 0
Resource Persons 0 6 3
2.6 Innovative processes adopted by the institution in Teaching and Learning:
2.7 Total No. of actual teaching days
during this academic year
2.8 Examination/ Evaluation Reforms initiated by the Institution (for example: Open Book
Examination, Bar Coding, Double Valuation, Photocopy, Online Multiple Choice Questions)
Total Asst. Professors Associate Professors Professors Others
45 22 13 0 10
Asst.
Professors
Associate
Professors
Professors Others Total
R V R V R V R V R V
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4
Student centred learning and University exam preparation is given emphasis. Teachers use ICT
for teaching. University question papers were discussed and are given as assignment work in
order to introduce and accustom the students to the University question paper pattern and thereby
eradicating prejudices and exam fear.
12
0 0
Class tests and surprise testes are occasionally conducted. Before college closes for study leave,
University examinations question papers are discussed to familiarize the students with question
paper pattern and how to answer the questions.
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2.9 No. of faculty members involved in curriculum
Restructuring/revision/syllabus development as member
of Board of Study/Faculty/Curriculum Development workshop
2.10 Average percentage of attendance of students
2.11 Course/Programme wise
distribution of pass percentage :
Title of the
Programme
Total no. of
students
appeared
Division
A
(%)
B
(%)
C
(%)
D
(%)
Passed
(%)
B.C.A. 65 15.38 24.61 21.53 0 61.53
B.A. 31 9.67 25.80 9.67 0 45.16
B.Sc.
Electronics 57 12.2 15.78 17.78 0 43.85
B.B.A.
64 12.5 43.75 14.06 1.5 71.87
B.Com.
47 27.65 27.65 25.53 2.1 82.97
M.Sc.
Electronics 15 Result Awaited
M.Sc. Computer
Science 11 Result Awaited
2.12 How does IQAC Contribute/Monitor/Evaluate the Teaching & Learning processes:
IQAC ensures that as soon as results are published by the University the result reaches the hands of
every teacher. The teachers then have to perform result analysis of their subject to analyse and discover
the overall performance of students in the previous semester examination. They are also instructed to
report to the IQAC if any unprecedented downfall or deviation is found compared to the previous year, so
that remedial actions could be initiated for eliminating future non-performances.
Organized teacher enrichment and recreation programs.
Encouraged to attend training programs. Registration fee partially or fully paid by the college.
Teachers were encouraged to present research papers periodically.
NPTEL course fee for students waived off for motivating to appear for examinations.
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9 3
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2.13 Initiatives undertaken towards faculty development
Faculty / Staff Development Programmes Number of faculty
benefitted
Refresher courses
UGC – Faculty Improvement Programme 01
HRD programmes
Orientation programmes
Faculty exchange programme
Staff training conducted by the university
Staff training conducted by other institutions 01
Summer / Winter schools, Workshops, etc. 06
Others
2.14 Details of Administrative and Technical staff
Category Number of
Permanent
Employees
Number of
Vacant
Positions
Number of
permanent
positions filled
during the Year
Number of
positions filled
temporarily
Administrative Staff 13 0 0 0
Technical Staff 5 0 0 0
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Criterion – III
3. Research, Consultancy and Extension
3.1 Initiatives of the IQAC in Sensitizing/Promoting Research Climate in the institution
3.2 Details regarding major projects
Completed Ongoing Sanctioned Submitted
Number
Outlay in Rs. Lakhs
3.3 Details regarding minor projects
Completed Ongoing Sanctioned Submitted
Number
Outlay in Rs. Lakhs
3.4 Details on research publications
International National Others
Peer Review Journals 03
Non-Peer Review Journals
e-Journals
Conference proceedings 03
3.5 Details on Impact factor of publications:
Range Average h-index Nos. in SCOPUS
Reconstituted the Research Cell.
Two peer reviewed journals were launched and invited papers for publication in the journal.
1. The prescient – Journal of Science and Technology.
2. The prescient – Journal of Humanities, Social Science and Management Studies
Honoured Mr. Saji Thomas, a differently-abled person who developed indigenous helicopter,
as a part of our effort to send the message ‘nothing is impossible if one has the desire’.
Instituted Shrishti Award for financially helping innovative student project ideas.
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3.6 Research funds sanctioned and received from various funding agencies, industry and other organisations
Nature of the Project Duration
Year
Name of the
funding Agency
Total grant
sanctioned
Received
Major projects
Minor Projects
Interdisciplinary Projects
Industry sponsored
Projects sponsored by the
University/ College
Students research projects (other than compulsory by the
University)
Any other(Specify)
Total
3.7 No. of books published i) With ISBN No. Chapters in Edited Books
ii) Without ISBN No.
3.8 No. of University Departments receiving funds from
UGC-SAP CAS DST-FIST
DPE DBT Scheme/funds
3.9 For colleges Autonomy CPE DBT Star Scheme
INSPIRE CE Any Other (specify)
3.10 Revenue generated through consultancy
3.11 No. of conferences
organized by the Institution
3.12 No. of faculty served as experts, chairpersons or resource persons
Level International National State University College
Number 01 02
Sponsoring
agencies
UGC
College
9
3
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3.13 No. of collaborations International National Any other
3.14 No. of linkages created during this year
3.15 Total budget for research for current year in lakhs:
From funding agency From Management of University/College
Total
3.16 No. of patents received this year
3.17 No. of research awards/ recognitions received by faculty and research fellows of the institute in the
year
3.18 No. of faculty from the Institution
who are Ph.D. Guides
and students registered under them
3.19 No. of Ph.D. awarded by faculty from the Institution
3.20No. of Research scholars receiving the Fellowships (Newly enrolled + existing ones)
JRF SRF Project Fellows Any other
3.21No. of students Participated in NSS events:
University level State level
National level International level
Type of Patent Number
National Applied
Granted
International Applied
Granted
Commercialised Applied
Granted
Total International National State University Dist College
01 01
01
0 120000
120000/-
01
04
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3.22No.of students participated in NCC events:
University level State level
National level International level
3.23 No. of Awards won in NSS:
University level State level
National level International level
3.24 No. of Awards won in NCC:
University level State level
National level International level
3.25 No. of Extension activities organized
University forum College forum
NCC NSS Any other
3.26 Major Activities during the year in the sphere of extension activities and Institutional Social
Responsibility
NSS students actively participated in Jaivam project launched by Mahatma Gandhi
University.
During the seven day camp our students visited several houses and imparted
awareness on organic farming in the village of Pampady.
Another important project was Aquaponics. Fish farming and vegetable garden were
implemented and successfully harvested.
P.G. students installed solar lamps in and around the College premises.
Energy audit & energy conservation awareness.
Nil 357
77 14 548
Nil Nil
01 Nil
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Criterion – IV
4. Infrastructure and Learning Resources
4.1 Details of increase in infrastructure facilities:
Facilities Existing Newly created Source of
Fund
Total
Campus area 20 Acres Nil 20 Acres
Class rooms 19 Nil 21
Laboratories 4 Nil 4
Seminar Halls 1 Nil 1
No. of important equipments
purchased (≥ 1-0 lakh) during the
current year.
Value of the equipment purchased
during the year (Rs. in Lakhs)
Others
4.2 Computerization of administration and library
4.3 Library services:
Existing Newly added Total
No. Value No. Value No. Value
Text Books 22514 3165764 544 128592 23057 3294356
Reference Books 785 30862 - - 785 30862
e-Books - -
Journals 10 10500 - - 10 10500
e-Journals N list 5000 N list 5900
Digital Database - - - -
CD & Video 911 9110 29 940 9110
Others (Manuscripts) 8 - - - 8
Library is fully computerized. Student entry can be registered by reading their ID cards. Also
facilities for searching book availability, book reservation via software are available.
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4.4 Technology up gradation (overall)
Total
Computers
Computer
Labs Internet
Browsin
g Centres
Computer
Centres Office
Depart-
ments Others
Existing 163 99 Labs,
Departm
ents,
Office,
Library
20 0 10 18 16
Added 5 0 0 0 01 01 3
Total 168 99 20 0 11 19 19
4.5 Computer, Internet access, training to teachers and students and any other programme for technology
Up gradation (Networking, e-Governance etc.)
4.6 Amount spent on maintenance in lakhs :
i) ICT
ii) Campus Infrastructure and facilities
iii) Equipments
iv) Others
Total :
Awareness and training sessions on using Internet and e-filing of income tax is imparted to non-
teaching staffs.
Implemented E-Attendance, Student Portal and Parent Portal.
First years students, at the time of their joining, whoever does not have an email-id are assisted at
NRC for creating new personal email-ids.
50,000/-
1500000/-
65000/-
1615000/-
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Criterion – V
5. Student Support and Progression
5.1 Contribution of IQAC in enhancing awareness about Student Support Services
5.2 Efforts made by the institution for tracking the progression
5.3 (a) Total Number of students
(b) No. of students outside the state
(c) No. of international students
Men Women
-
Demand ratio (Total seats: Applicants) : 359 : 5873 Dropout %: 0.87%
UG PG Ph. D. Others
864 46
No %
481 52.85
No %
429 47.15
Last Year This Year
General SC ST OBC Physically
Challenged
Total General SC ST OBC Physically
Challenged
Total
587 132 03 162 03 887 512 152 03 243 00 910
Students are well informed about services through multiple means such as College website,
notices, announcements etc. At the beginning of the year there is an orientation class for
students along with their parents where all useful information is imparted. In addition to this,
every classroom is linked by public address system. Notice Boards are also used to display the
important information.
Result analysis is done at subject-level, for finding the academic progression. Feedbacks from
students are also collected to address if there are any specific issues and help them to
circumvent. At the end of the year after the completion of program, necessary guidance is
given to find employment based on the feedback collected.
Nil
Nil
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5.4 Details of student support mechanism for coaching for competitive examinations (If any)
No. of students beneficiaries
5.5 No. of students qualified in these examinations
NET SET/SLET GATE CAT IAS/IPS etc State PSC UPSC Others
5.6 Details of student counselling and career guidance
No. of students benefitted
5.7 Details of campus placement
On campus Off Campus
Number of
Organizations
Visited
Number of Students
Participated
Number of
Students Placed
Number of Students Placed
01 60 5 15
5.8 Details of gender sensitization programmes
5.9 Students Activities
5.9.1 No. of students participated in Sports, Games and other events
Special coaching classes are given to students for preparing them for competitive
examinations. Model question papers are given to them and also latest study materials are
made available in the college library.
Arranged ASAP coaching for 30 selected students.
There is a Student Counselling Centre. Faculties have done certificate courses in counselling to
help the students at time of trouble. Also there is tie-up with a professional counsellor for
handling complicated cases, if any arise.
Many programs are staged in the college to eradicate gender discrimination. Women Cell is
keen in supporting girl students to empower them and to strengthen them to manage issues
single handily.
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140
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State/ University level National level International level
No. of students participated in cultural events
State/ University level National level International level
5.9.2 No. of medals /awards won by students in Sports, Games and other events
Sports : State/ University level National level International level
Cultural: State/ University level National level International level
5.10 Scholarships and Financial Support
Number of
students Amount
Financial support from institution 37 42000/-
Financial support from government 673 3704959/-
Financial support from other sources
Number of students who received
International/ National recognitions
5.11 Student organised / initiatives
Fairs : State/ University level National level International level
Exhibition: State/ University level National level International level
5.12 No. of social initiatives undertaken by the students
5.13 Major grievances of students (if any) redressed:
TC issue procedure is simplified based on the request from the outgoing students. A
committee was set up to study this issue and to propose means for speedy preparation of
Transfer certificate.
New Water coolers are placed.
Internal examination patterns and schedules modified.
Special time slot at NRC for MOOC and MOOC registration for all attending students.
37
07
03 13
02
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Criterion – VI
6. Governance, Leadership and Management
6.1 State the Vision and Mission of the institution
6.2 Does the Institution has a management Information System
6.3 Quality improvement strategies adopted by the institution for each of the following:
6.3.1 Curriculum Development
6.3.2 Teaching and Learning
6.3.3 Examination and Evaluation
6.3.4 Research and Development
VISION
To develop into a centre of quality and excellence in imparting relevant and value based
education to the rural youth
MISSION
To promote our learners skills in their chosen areas of specialization.
To facilitate the employability of our learners to give them a vocation through education.
To collaborate with our stake holders for quality education.
To make our learners socially committed, morally upright, physically vibrant and
spiritually inspired citizens.
Feedback from various stakeholders such as teachers, students and parents are collected and
are used accordingly for improving class room instruction. Add-on courses run by external
agencies that can help the students are recommended for their benefit. This enhances the
employability of the students.
Student centred teaching is given emphasis. Then to evaluate the students, periodic class tests
are conducted and feedback is provided to let the students understand their mistakes and
correct at the earliest.
Internal examinations are conducted in a centralized manner. After examination, answer
paper are evaluated in a time bound fashion and the results are published on the department
notice boards. Following to this, Open house meetings are also summoned to make the
parents have a look at their wards academic standing.
This year key emphasis was given to cultivating research aptitude among students. To
encourage the students, Shristi Award is instituted to honour the best student project idea.
Teachers were encouraged time to time to attend maximum number of conferences and also
to publish papers. Two faculties were awarded PhD degree in Electronics this year by
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam.
College office and library is digitalized and hence there is a fast dispensation of information.
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6.3.5 Library, ICT and physical infrastructure / instrumentation
6.3.6 Human Resource Management
6.3.7 Faculty and Staff recruitment
6.3.8 Industry Interaction / Collaboration
6.3.9 Admission of Students
6.4 Welfare schemes for
6.5Total corpus fund generated
6.6 Whether annual financial audit has been done Yes No
6.7 Whether Academic and Administrative Audit (AAA) has been done?
Academic audit at the end of every year is organized. The report presented by the department Heads
is evaluated and analysed by the staff in a common meeting conducted at the end of the academic year.
Audit Type External Internal
Yes/No Agency Yes/No Authority
Academic Yes IQAC
Administrative Yes Deputy Director,
College Education
Yes Management
Teaching 2
Non teaching 2
Students 2
Rs.48,750,00/
Library has all the software support required for smooth running.
Class rooms are equipped with projector and LED television screens.
All teachers are skilled in using ICT facilities for class room lecturing.
Entire member in staff, teaching and non teaching, are given opportunities and
responsibilities to take part in all campus activities. Different responsibilities and roles are
assigned to every one such that everyone has something to contribute for the Institution.
Usually, there is a term of three years after which the roles are strictly rotated so that
everyone gets an opportunity to deliver their best.
Recruitments are done strictly by the University and Government rules and regulations.
There are linkages with industries and our students take up internships in various
companies.
University procedure, CAP (Centralized Admission Process), is followed. Hence the
admission process is highly transparent. During admission time a help desk is setup to help
students and parents while seeking admission to programmes offered.
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6.8 Does the University/ Autonomous College declare results within 30 days?
For UG Programmes Yes No
For PG Programmes Yes No
6.9 What efforts are made by the University/ Autonomous College for Examination Reforms?
6.10 What efforts are made by the University to promote autonomy in the affiliated/constituent colleges?
6.11 Activities and support from the Alumni Association
6.12 Activities and support from the Parent – Teacher Association
6.13 Development programmes for support staff
6.14 Initiatives taken by the institution to make the campus eco-friendly
University is keen in conducting exams on time by adhering to the exam calendar prepared at
the beginning of the academic year. Examination papers are evaluated by setting up regional
valuation camps, where all teachers report without fail. All these efforts minimize the time
delay in publishing the semester results.
As of now there is limited autonomy for affiliated colleges. However, as teachers have
representation in bodies such as BoS etc many favourable decisions could be taken.
Old students meet is conducted every year on a permanently fixed date. This year they
instituted a scholarship for supporting needy students.
PTA meeting and open house programs are held in every academic year. Feedbacks are taken
which immensely help us to adjust the system favourably and to the benefit of student
community.
Cultural and recreation programs are conducted to bring together all staff on to the same floor.
Staff sports were conducted. Later this year, staff night and get together was also organized so
that family members are also well interlinked to the BPC community.
The campus is declared to be a plastic free zone. Students and teachers are prohibited from
bringing plastic bags to the campus.
Trees are planted in the college premises. E-waste collection is organized and collections are
handed over to the local government authorities for recycling.
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Criterion – VII
7. Innovations and Best Practices
7.1 Innovations introduced during this academic year which have created a positive impact on the
functioning of the institution. Give details.
7.2 Provide the Action Taken Report (ATR) based on the plan of action decided upon at the
beginning of the year
7.3 Give two Best Practices of the institution
7.4 Contribution to environmental awareness / protection
7.5 Whether environmental audit was conducted? Yes No
7.6 Any other relevant information the institution wishes to add.
Introduced a new Support scheme for student projects and ideas. Students were given an
opportunity to present their project ideas in the presence of teachers and students in seminar
hall and based on a panel judgement best project idea is selected.
Science in society by installing solar lamps and aquaponics. This gave an opportunity to
experiment the classroom lessons.
Two research journals were launched. Constituted the reviewers board and invited papers for the
first journal- The prescient -Journal of Science and Technology.
The work of new auditorium is completed.
New Canteen building is nearing completion.
Tutorial System – this allows every student to have teacher as local guardian in the campus.
Internal Examination and Review systems – this allows the students to stay focused and correct
their mistakes on time thereby bettering his future prospects.
LED lamps are been extensively used now in the camps. Conducted energy audit in the college
neighbourhood.
Students could create a big impact in the rural surroundings by installing Solar lamps in the
premises. Our NCC is one of the most active unit in India and was recognized at national level
by awarding best NCC Program Officer award to Dr. Sushan P.K.
Also, initiatives were taken to promote student research ideas by launching special programs in
that direction.
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8. Plans of institution for next year
Name _____ Dr. Jobin Abraham ________________ Name ________ Dr.Tiji Zachariah ______
_______________________________ _______________________________
Signature of the Coordinator, IQAC Signature of the Principal
_______***_______
Many projects for the next academic year are conceived by each department and cells. The notable
few are listed below:
Conduct at least two national seminars.
Bring out the next volumes of research journals
Add more e-journals to the collections available in the library.
Include more e-resources on learning materials to our database.